Abstract
Children and adolescents with cancer are at risk for a host of social, emotional, and behavioral issues given the impact of their disease and treatment on all domains of their lives. Experts agree that children with cancer should have access to psychosocial interventions to mitigate these difficulties. Cognitive behavioral treatment strategies can be used to address these challenges and serve as a nonpharmacological intervention for pain and other physical side effects in this population. Treatment planning with flexibility is key as adaptations to CBT will be necessary to best serve children with cancer and their families. However, with some tailoring, fundamental CBT components can be utilized and have been shown to be effective. This chapter highlights many of the common concerns arising for children with cancer and provides suggestions for how to address them from a CBT framework sensitively and effectively while avoiding pitfalls and making appropriate modifications.
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This case is confabulated and is an amalgamation of several cases of fairly common presenting problems of children at this stage of development.
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This case is confabulated and is an amalgamation of several cases of fairly common presenting problems of children at this stage of development.
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Salley, C.G., Catarozoli, C. (2019). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Pediatric Oncology: Flexible Application of Core Principles. In: Friedberg, R.D., Paternostro, J.K. (eds) Handbook of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Medical Conditions. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21683-2_20
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